President of Macon NAACP stepping down

Al Tillman, president of the Macon-Bibb County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is stepping down from the post later this year but will remain an active member.

Tillman, who has led the organization locally since December 2007, made his intention to resign public Sunday night at the group’s annual Earl T. Shinholster Freedom Fund Awards Banquet. A new president is expected to be announced Nov. 22.